Video: Black Engineer Reveals Two Energy Saving Inventions

Share Lonnie Johnson, an inventor who has worked for NASA and created the Supersoker has started working in Atlanta to find alternative sources of energy and has created a lithium based battery that will work in cars as well as a new engine.  Read More

Happy Birthday Tupuc – Our 5 Favorite Tupac Songs #blackmusicmonth

Share Fourteen years ago, Tupac Amaru Shakur was killed, leaving behind a lasting legacy. In honor of what would of been Shakur’s 39th birthday, Unheard-Voices has put together our five favorite songs from Tupac, in no particular order. 1. Brenda’s Got A Baby Get the Flash Player to see this content. var params = { 'allowfullscreen': 'true', 'allowscriptaccess': 'always', 'wmode': 'transparent' }; var attributes = { 'id': 'video0', 'name': 'video0'}; var flashvars... Read More

Prince Covers Ebony Magazine + New Song

Share Prince covers the July issue of Ebony Magazine, discussing his religion, love life, and more. The singer unveils never-seen-before photos and access to his Paisley Park complex. The 52-year-old just released a new track entitled “Hot Summer”. It is reported Prince will release an album later this year. Get the Flash Player to see this content. var params = { 'allowfullscreen': 'true', 'allowscriptaccess': 'always', 'wmode': 'transparent' }; var attributes... Read More

Happy Birthday Miles Davis

Share The legendary jazz trumpeter would have been 84 today. Considered one of the most influential musicians in jazz history, Miles Davis along with his musical group was at the forefront of the development of jazz. His musical style was bebop, hard bop, modal, cool, and fusion jazz. Read More  Read More

Happy Birthday: Malcolm X – 5.19.1925

Share Malcolm X would have been 85 years today, if he weren’t assassinated. Born on May 19th, 1925 the civil rights advocate, and minister known for his revolutionary rhetoric, not only took on white society but black leaders as well. Malcolm encouraged black nationalism and Pan-Africanism. A movement he believed in people’s power, pushing back the oppressor, and more Negro leadership – The Progessive. To his admirers he was considered an advocate for civil... Read More

Lena Horne, Singer and Actress, Dies at 92

Share Lena Horne, who was the first black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio and who went on to achieve international fame as a singer, died on Sunday night at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell hospital in New York. She was 92 and lived in Manhattan. Her death was announced by her son-in-law, Kevin Buckley. Read More  Read More

Remembering Dr. Dorothy Height

Share On April 29th, thousands attended Dr. Dorothy Height’s funeral to remember the civil rights legend. Dr. Dorothy Height led the National Council of Negro Women for four decades and was apart of and led keys battles during the civil rights movement. She died at 98. Read More  Read More